Posted by Adam

Monday June 8, 2009

Robert Pattinson‘s aunt isn’t surprised her nephew has become an international sex-symbol — because he was always “good-looking” as a youngster.

“I could say there were signs when he was growing up he was going to be a heartbreaker,”
Monica Weller told the National Enquirer. “He was always a good-looking boy and he does have a special something that makes people want to watch him.

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“But at the same time, he is really just a very normal boy, with manners and charm, and I think girls find those qualities attractive.”

Monica says she’s heard stories of female fans throwing themselves at the Twilight star. “[Our family] was brought up not to give in to temptations like that,” she says. “He gets his strength of character from the family, it’s in his genes.”

Rob recently revealed how he was “gangly” during his teenage years.

“I always looked like a girl up until a few years ago,” he said. “And I never did any sport, so I was always the kind of gangly guy.”

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